retroative

[lollygagger]

Hi Sean

I see what you are saying. John was the first to play New Orders "Blue Monday" track. After the first playing he said he had mixed feelings about it giving a brief description "dancey" come something else.

 When tracks become popularized by the media it can be difficult to remember that most people just shrugged their shoulders on first hearing and in some cases that well known classics were not so unique when first released as other groups and bands were producing similar sounds at the same time.

Its good that Peely's shows are finding new listeners world wide. I am all for new music but it would be nice to think of John Peel shows being played somewhere maybe having their own radio show :) Gordon

But I'm forgetting that's what does happen. Radio 1 uses most of the 10-12pm slots replaying music that John brought to our attention decades ago while not bothering with new upcoming bands with new sounds. Ah to have a dj that really loves music without pigeon holing it.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sean Carolan 
  To: peel@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 8:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [peel] Re: peel tapes and paypal


  Gordon, 

  I'd vote "retroactive appreciation". (See what I did there?) 

  I've never heard any of those shows, but here in the states, as word of the music he featured rippled across the ocean, it would drive what the import stores would stock and what the DJ pools would service, and thus what we'd play over here; it would be nice to actually hear the original pebble hit the water, so to speak. 

  When I finally got to hear Peel for myself (that is, when the BBC started streaming over the Internet, so quite late in the party) I understood what was so compelling about his presentation, and that's why I'd really like to hear as much of this as possible and with as much ephemera as possible - context is very helpful, even more so than the "packaged retrospective", in getting an idea of the impact a record made. 

  After all, it's one thing to hear *about* how Peel first reacted to "Teenage Kicks"; it's quite another to actually hear him actually react to it when you haven't heard it before.  (Does that aircheck exist?) 

  -Sean 

  On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:59:33 +0100, lollygagger wrote 
  > [UTF-8?] 
  > Its great that there is still a love for the John Peel shows. 
  >   
  > Is this retrospective appreciation? 
  >   
  > Is it for those not around in 1978? 
  >   
  > I was around then having just left school and listened to each of his shows keeping the best bits to tape since that time to 2004. 
  >   
  > The one value of listening to whole radio shows is being able to listen to Peely's dulcet tones again. For me his voice brings back memories of my more vigorous years. So is it nostalgia? 
  >   
  > It would be nice to keep that nostalgia alive. 
  >   
  > Regards 
  > Gordon 
  >   
  >   


    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: Paul Ashley 
    > To: peel@yahoogroups.com 
    > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:12 AM 
    > Subject: [peel] Re: peel tapes and paypal 
    > 
    > I'm in for £20 too. 
    >   
    > While I've got top Peelers attention - anyone got the following missing sessions 
    >   
    > AC/DC June 1976 
    > ATV Dec 1977 
    > Catherine Wheel Apr 1981 
    > John Cooper Clarke Oct 1978 
    > Delgados All of them 
    > Desperate Bicycles Jul 1978 
    > Howard Devoto Aug 1983 
    > Icicle Works All of them 
    > Lurkers All of them 
    > Misty In Roots All of them 
    > PIL Dec 1979 
    > Revillos Mar 1980/Apr 1981 
    > Rezillos Dec 1977/May 1978 
    > Rich Kids Oct 1977/Mar 1978 
    > TRB Oc 1977 
    > Smiths All of them 
    > Stranglers Mar/Aug 1977 
    > Stukas Jan 1978 
    > Swell Maps Oct 1978 
    > Vibrators All of them 
    > Vice Squad Jun 1981 
    > XTC All of them 
    > 
    > Regards to all 
    > 
    > 
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